Protesters on both sides of the Education Savings Account debate rallied in Nevada on Saturday, as lawmakers continue fighting over the issue.
2017 Legislature
An amended version of Senate Bill 226 that ride sharing companies Uber and Lyft said would run them out of business in Nevada is dead. Instead, the original version of SB226 will go forward in a separate measure.
The state Legislature has found itself in a high stakes standoff on Saturday that could put a $270 million hole in the upcoming general fund budget. The potential financial black hole hinges on funding for controversial education savings accounts.
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval on Friday vetoed a bill that would have required drug manufacturers to notify the state in advance of planned price increases for diabetes-related drugs, among other provisions.
A plot twist has given Senate and Assembly Republicans unexpected leverage in their push to help Nevada students by passing Education Savings Accounts.
Governor signs into law dozens of measures on topics ranging from nursing mothers and parents of diaper-wearing children to rain barrels and heli-hunting.
Despite impasse over ESAs, Republican governor says legislative session “will end Monday midnight.”
Senate Commerce and Labor Committee amends and unanimously approves bill that would pay a net metering credit of 95 percent of the retail rate to customers who generate electricity from rooftop panels.
Potential vetoes, budget bills and minimum wage top the list of things to watch on day 117 of the Nevada Legislature.
With four days remaining in the Nevada legislative session, the Senate finance committee has introduced a bill draft request to provide $17 million for a human capital management system for the Clark County School District.
A new institute to produce highly trained teachers to work in Nevada schools will move forward with a $5 million anonymous donation.
The showdown over education savings accounts and the Nevada budget came to a head on the Senate floor Thursday when the body rejected along party lines a bill to tax recreational marijuana.
Don’t plan on that medical marijuana apprenticeship just yet. If you’re applying for a state college scholarship program, plan to go to class full-time. And Nevada business owners won’t be forced to provide sick leave to workers.
Budget bills, marijuana tax and small business loans are three things to watch as the 2017 session of the Nevada Legislature nears its end.
Democrats could put Uber out of business in Nevada without recording a vote on the final legislation. Welcome to the last 128 hours of the 2017 Nevada Legislature.